1. a circular movement of water, air, or other fluid, especially one that moves against the main current

1. to move in a circular current, especially against the main flow

Examples

• The leaves caught in an eddy near the riverbank.
• Small eddies formed behind the rocks in the stream.
• The wind created eddies of dust in the parking lot.
• Smoke eddied around the chimney top.
• The current eddied backward near the shore.
• Paper scraps eddied in the corner of the courtyard.
• The water eddied slowly in the quiet pool.